Last time, when Yuan Shikai was ordered to run Korea, he not only controlled the situation on the peninsula and safeguarded the interests of the Qing Dynasty, but also put the queen of the king to sleep.

In 1868, Li Shanggong, who was favored by Gaozong of the "Li Dynasty", gave birth to a baby boy, and King Gaozong loved the house and wanted to make this concubine the "prince". At the same time, Gaozong's biological father "Dayuan Jun" also loved this eldest grandson very much, and even agreed with the idea of the king's son, which caused conflicts.

At that time, although Concubine Min was very unhappy, because she had given birth to a son but died unexpectedly, she still went to Li Shanggong's residence with congratulatory gifts all day long to ask for warmth and help him take care of the child. However, the scheming Dayuan Jun has always been very wary of this princess's daughter-in-law, because he can vaguely feel that behind all this obedience and humility, there seems to be a shocking "big conspiracy" hidden, and once it succeeds, it will be unfavorable to himself.

So, he tried his best to suppress Concubine Min and struggled with her everywhere. Back then, after Concubine Min gave birth to her first child and died, "Dayuanjun" ignored her pain of losing her child and openly accused Concubine Min of not being able to give birth to a healthy "successor" for the royal family. He once said publicly: "What reason does a woman who cannot give birth to a healthy heir have to occupy the throne of the princess?" Seeing that her position was not guaranteed, Concubine Min also began to show her edge, and the Jedi fought back.

Concubine Min, who has been by Gaozong's side all the year round, knows very well that although Gaozong has already reached adulthood, all the power of the court is controlled by his father, and this king is just in name. Therefore, Concubine Min began to approach Gaozong cautiously, and repeatedly hinted, consciously or unconsciously, that he himself could help.

Back then, when the "Dayuanjun Regent" was in power, he had been engaged in the line of "closing the country to the outside world". He issued a decree that Korea was never allowed to have any dealings with foreign countries, and wanted to learn from the suzerain, the Qing Dynasty, so that Korea would be self-sufficient and forever follow the "small peasant economy".

However, how can the size of North Korea be compared to that of the Qing Dynasty? Without trade with other countries, North Korea is doomed to become unstrong! Therefore, many people expressed dissatisfaction with what Dayuanjun did, thinking that if he made himself so poor and hindered the way of others to get rich, it was tantamount to killing his parents.

Concubine Min took advantage of this and encouraged Gojong to adopt an active "policy of enlightenment". As the saying goes, "the stone of the mountain can be used to attack the jade". As long as foreign forces are introduced, coupled with the power of Concubine Min's own group, it is easy to bring down Dayuanjun.

From that moment on, Japanese forces were stationed in the Korean court, and Concubine Min continued to support her own forces. In October 1873, Concubine Min once again publicly encouraged Gaozong's pro-government, causing the thunderous "Dayuan Jun" to immediately enter the palace, as if to "dissuade" her son and cunning daughter-in-law.

In this regard, Concubine Min was prepared, because she cooked herself, made a table of delicious dishes, and took out the wine brewed by herself to present to her family. After being full of wine and food, the "Dayuan Jun" was embarrassed to mention this matter again, but before he left the palace gate, he heard Concubine Min shouting: "North Korea will die as the big 'Yuan Jun'?" This means that North Korea will definitely die at the hands of Daewonjun. As a "family man", the "courtyard gentleman" had mixed feelings in his heart after hearing this, and left with a cold snort.

Since then, Gojong has embarked on the path of "pro-government". However, as the king of the "Li Dynasty", he did not have any opinions, and his methods were not tough enough, which led to the fall of power, so the affairs of the court were decided by Concubine Min alone. In fact, Concubine Min has some similarities with Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty in China.

Back then, Wu Zetian also seized power step by step under the pretext of helping Gaozong Li Zhi clear the gate valve and nobles, and when he came to Concubine Min, he rose to the throne by suppressing the family Weng "Dayuan Jun". However, Concubine Min is very sober-minded, she knows that the Japanese are wolf ambitions, coveting Korea for a long time, if you want to ensure long-term peace and stability, you have to establish good relations with the "suzerain" of the "Li Dynasty" - the Qing Dynasty, to avoid being invaded by the Japanese invaders, you can also find a "protective umbrella" to cover.

However, this aroused the dissatisfaction of the "Kaihwa Party", because they felt that "Korea" was an "independent" country, on an equal footing with neighboring countries, and tried to launch a "coup d'état" to seize power and usurp the throne. Concubine Min had been prepared for all this, and she united with the Qing garrison to quickly crush the pro-Japanese conspiracy.

Of course, the Japanese will never give up, because they have gradually fostered a "pro-Japanese cabinet" headed by Kim Hongji. At the same time, the Japanese defeated the Qing army in the following "First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle", which also made it difficult for its "suzerain" - the Qing Dynasty to protect itself, and finally had no time to take care of Korea.

At this point, although Concubine Min's power was reduced, she was still unwilling to bow to the Japanese. She said: "The Wako and Min clans are at odds with each other, and even if they lose some land to other countries, they will also take revenge on Japan. She had secretly communicated with Tsarist Russia, and after the "Three Kingdoms intervened to return Liao", she also completely fell to Tsarist Russia.

To this end, she also set up a "club" to entertain the nobles of Tsarist Russia. At the same time, she established good relations with the anti-Japanese ministers Lee Wan-yong and Park Ding-yang. As she herself put it: "Russia is a world power, and Japan cannot compare with it." And with the condition of 'protecting the monarchy', it can be relied on. As far as Tsarist Russia and Japan are concerned, North Korea is just a "meal on a plate", and they both support their own power in Korea.

However, the "big nose" and "small nose" move is also to lay a good prelude for a large-scale invasion of North Korea and northeast China. And Concubine Min is also very good at using external forces to strengthen herself, but she still needs to be hard to strike iron, if she is not strong, she is just a chess piece at the mercy of others after all.

What's more, the Tsarist forces could not always come to the aid in a timely manner. For example, in 1894, Concubine Min originally wanted to completely overthrow the "pro-Japanese regime" headed by Jin Hongji, but the plan fell through because the help of Tsarist Russia could not be delivered in time.

At that time, Japan did not have absolute confidence that it would be able to bring down Concubine Min in one fell swoop, so it adopted a relatively gentle policy. Therefore, the Japanese offered 3 million yen as a gift to Concubine Min, hoping that she would suspend the struggle with the Japanese forces.

At this time, Concubine Min showed a super high national integrity and refused to accept this ill-intentioned political donation. It was precisely because of this righteous words that the Japanese had murderous intentions towards her. As a result, the Japanese state continued to send "ronin" and garrisons to North Korea, deliberately seeking blood and causing trouble as a provocation.

On October 8, 1895, the Japanese minister to Korea, Miura Olou, united with the pro-Japanese faction in Korea and began a palace coup d'état that had been planned for a long time. Those Japanese "ronin" and the so-called garrison members armed with long knives involuntarily slaughtered into the Korean court, and everywhere they passed, rivers of blood flowed. Seeing that something was wrong, Concubine Min, after putting on the clothes of the palace maid, hurriedly prepared to escape through the back door of "Gyeongbokgung Palace".

Unexpectedly, even though she was disguised, she was still discovered by the Japanese ronin, and immediately killed her, and burned her in public. At the same time, the Japanese "ronin" also played the banner of "it is on the order of the Dayuanjun", all of which seems to be logical, but in fact they are deliberately framed.

After the death of Concubine Min, the North Korean people were extremely angry, because she advocated the open-door policy in the early stage, and actively resisted Japan in the later period, which was widely welcomed by the people. As a result, everyone took to the streets, and some "Confucian scholars" even organized a "volunteer army" and quickly occupied Chungju and Jinju by taking advantage of the chaos.

This belief in "restoring national power" and "respecting the king" won the support of all the people of Korea and the favor of the Tsarist forces. With their help, the "pro-Japanese forces" were finally ousted from power, and Kim Hongji was beaten to death by the people.

It can be said that the death of Concubine Min of the Korean "Yi Dynasty" was the source of all this social chaos on the peninsula. It is not difficult to see how popular her policies were at that time! Even in the later "Republic of Korea" (South Korea), the common people would spontaneously hold a commemorative ceremony on the memorial day of Concubine Min (October 8) to pray for her and express their sorrows, because she exchanged her life for a name in history.

Of course, Concubine Min herself also has many controversies, such as her suppression and abuse of Gaozong's other concubines for her own vital interests; In order to bring down the "Dayuanjun", he did not hesitate to introduce Japanese forces, and in order to suppress the "pro-Japanese faction", he united with the Qing Dynasty of China, and after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, he colluded with Tsarist Russia.

But no matter what, she made indelible contributions to the "anti-Japanese activities" and "opening the country" on the Korean Peninsula. And Concubine Min is just a woman, with neither background nor power, but she can still control the supreme power of the "Li Dynasty" step by step, and it is understandable to use some extraordinary means.

The most commendable thing is that even if Concubine Min is in prison, she is unwilling to trade with Japan, and compromises with "pro-Japanese forces, and in the end, she can be regarded as "martyrdom" and leave her name before and after her death. In contrast, Yuan Shikai from a person who failed in the imperial examination one after another, with his unique background, ingenious opportunities, and superb ability, not only became the "naval staff officer" of the Qing Dynasty but also became the "Taishanghuang" of the powerful North Korea, which can be described as amazing!

Yuan Shikai not only created current affairs, but also promoted the occurrence of current affairs. If he had not been greedy for fame and fortune in his later years, satisfied his own selfish desires, and went against the general trend of the world to steal the fruits of the "Northern Expedition" Revolution, but with his excellent political and military strategy and superb social skills and official skills, he might have left a good reputation in future generations.

In addition, according to Sugimura Jun, the first secretary of the Japanese Legation in Korea at the time, "The situation at that time was that the Qing State, which had taken advantage of the turmoil in Korea to send troops, had a secret plot and should have opposed it, but the Korean Government not only did not have the slightest sense of hatred, but sympathized with it."

Therefore, the DPRK was very disgusted with Japan's arrogance, and it was also perfunctory to Japan's demands, and repeatedly urged Japan to withdraw its troops. On July 17 of the same year, the negotiations between Japan and North Korea also broke down.

However, by July 1894, Japan was impatient to collect the wealth of its colonies as soon as possible so as to alleviate various problems in the country, so the conspiracy to start a war became more and more obvious, and prepared for the "Sino-Japanese War" that would break out soon after, and even later the "Russo-Japanese War".

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